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SpaceX stock soars, makes Musk the first trillionaire

NEW YORK (AP) — Elon Musk became the world's first trillionaire after shares of his rocket company SpaceX soared in Wall Street's biggest initial public offering of stock. Shares in SpaceX jumped more than 19% after opening for trading Friday, a sign that investors are looking past the ...

US and Iran agree to wording of a deal

ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistan's prime minister said Friday the United States and Iran have agreed to wording of an agreement aimed at ending their war in the Middle East and that mediators were working with both sides to finalize a deal. Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said the U.S. and Iran ...

Opening of Canada-US bridge delayed over unresolved ‘issues’

DETROIT (AP) — The opening of a Canadian-U.S. bridge across the Detroit River, which President Donald Trump had previously threatened to block, was delayed Thursday due to unresolved issues. In a statement released before a scheduled ribbon-cutting ceremony today at the bridge, the ...

Dickinson County Sheriff issues report for month of May

IRON MOUNTAIN —Dickinson County Sheriff Aaron Rochon has issued his monthly report for May. The road patrol served 73 civil process papers, investigated 213 complaints, handled 22 accidents, issued 53 citations and 283 verbal warnings, made 25 arrests — six of which were for outstanding warrants, including six felonies — and completed 278 property checks. The K-9 officer conducted nine searches, including seven for local agencies, and had two deployments resulting in arrests. There was one tracking deployment. There were four transports — one to prison, one for mental ...

El Nino is here and scientists fear it’ll be big, bad and costly

WASHINGTON (AP) — El Nino, Nature’s chaotic climate agent, has formed in a warmed-up Pacific Ocean and is expected to grow to historic strength, meteorologists announced Thursday. Experts said the El Nino, a natural warming cycle, should further heat a globe already warming from fossil ...